Language Master

A language-master captures my fancy as no other man has done. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The old exile and the young one found each other out, and the language-master was soon an habitual guest at the Prince's table, where he was treated with the most affectionate attention. ❋ Various (N/A)

She felt proud to know that he was an honored Professor in Berlin, though only a poor language-master in America, and his homely, hard-working life was much beautified by the spice of romance which this discovery gave it. ❋ Unknown (1921)

One day he went out of his way to account for the unlikeness to the language-master of the class. ❋ Unknown (1910)

'And is it a language-master you'd be making of me?' ❋ Clement King Shorter (1891)

My father sat still in great distress and perplexity, asking me whether Clarence had ever told me anything of this, and I had barely time to answer 'No' before Clarence himself came in, from what Peter called his language-master. ❋ Charlotte Mary Yonge (1862)

Arrived at Baccani's lodgings, he was informed that the language-master had gone to his dinner at a neighbouring restaurant. ❋ Wilkie Collins (1856)

Indian 'rajah,' at home a _munshi_, or language-master; and the 'African princess,' a slave-girl picked up in the bush. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

A woman of Copenhagen, with whom I travelled from Odense to this city, and who gladly, according to her means, would have supported me, obtained, through one of her acquaintance, a language-master, who gratuitously gave me some German lessons, and thus I learned a few phrases in that language. ❋ Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805-1875 (1847)

"And is it a language-master you'd be making of me?" ❋ George Henry Borrow (1842)

I must work hard, myself, at translating, when I return; for I believe the language-master totally incapable of it. ❋ Nelson, Horatio (1814)

Euphemia on the absurd civilities she paid to her language-master. ❋ Jane Porter (1813)

To this end, a pater, called Philip, was engaged as language-master. ❋ Johann Gottfried Haensel (1797)

At last I thought, that as their skill in various medicinal arts, and their knowledge of drugs was very great, I would suffer one of them, called Philip, who always attended us as language-master, to try what he could do for me, on condition, that he should omit all superstitious ceremonies. ❋ Johann Gottfried Haensel (1797)